Leg construction



Aug. 9 1927.

- c. H. BUSCH ETAL LEG CONSTRUCTION Filed May 11, 1923 Patented Aug 95 1227..

CHARLES H. Bnsonnnn wrnnralvr A. voLL'r Inn, or Kmvosrm, Wisconsin, as

srenons TO SIMMONS COMPANY, or KENOSHA, Wisconsin, A con'ronArronfor DEL WARE.

LEG oonsrneorron.

Application filed. May 11, 1923. Serial na'eeaesal Our invention relates to improvements in le constructions and has partlcularreference to a construction of adetachable leg suitable for metal furniture.

i The principal objects of. the invention are to provide in metal or other furniture. a construction whereby a leg may be detached or'removed, thereby conserving space in shipping and minimizing danger of injury or breakage during handling, storage or shipment; to provide a: construction which requires'the use of no toolsor other equipm'e'nt for demounting or assembly; to provide a construction which shall be extremely rigid, rugged, sightly and economical to manufacture; and in general to provide an improved leg construction of the character referred to. I

In the drawings which illustrate our im proved leg construction as. applied to an article of metal furniture such as a ladys dressing table I I Fig. '1 is a vertical section through the post and'leg of said table, and

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

In the drawings the parts shown in dotted lines at 10 and 11 are intended to represent the side and front framing members of the dressing table, said parts being suitably secured to the angular portion '12 of the'post 13. Said post 13 is made with a circular portion lt which 'extendsfrom top to bottom of the dressing table'body or case and serves as a sheath into which the upper circular tubular extension. 15 of the leg is telescopically inserted and secured.

As shown in the figures, the upper telescopic extension 15 of the leg is of considerably less diameter externally thanthe interior diameter of the circular portion it of the tubular post '13. In order to center part 15 in the post, we secure in the upper endlof the post portion 1 1- a ferrule or cup shapedmember 16 the outer flange 17 of said ferrule 16 fitting the interior of the post portion 14, and being rigidly united thereto as by brazing' at one or more pointsas indicated at 18. The central portionof.

the ferrule 16 is ClBPI'BSSGClflS shown, so as to form an annular inverted pocket 19' adapted to receive the upper end of said N telescopic leg part 15, the extremity of the latter eing arranged to abutagainstthe botton'i of the annular seat 19. The seat 19 is preferably formed as to I center the up per end'of the leg part- 1.5 as well as to con-- stitute an abutmenttherefor. Thelegjis held in the post by meansbf cooperating" threaded members which in the present vinstance comprlse a dependmgscrew 2O eX- tending downwardly through an aperture I punched inthe center ofthe ferrule 16, and a cup shaped nut member-21 fitting within the upper portion of theinner -legpart '15. The screw is prevented from beingv displaced by brazing the-head22 thereof .or otherwise securing same to the metal of ferrule 16. The cup shaped nut-part 21 is similarly secured into the-tube 15 by brazingasait23.

The lower portion of the telescopic leg 1 part 15 is centered in the bottom of the post 4 portion 1 1' by securing in'the. latterin any manner as by brazing, a, short sleeve part 2 1 the lower portion of which snugly fits within the post portion: 14; while the'upper portion- 25 is reduced. in diameter bycspinning or otherwise tofit rather snugly around the outside of the; xtelesco-pic .leg portion' 15, it beingunderstood that the snugness of said fit "does not, prevent the tel'escopic leg. portion from being inserted through saidsleeve pal-n24 orcbeing rotated therein. a 1

Below the lower end of the post portion- 14 we prefer to secure aunountingor framing member 26;;which, in thepres ent instance is-sho-wn as an ornamental annular casting it being understood, however, that said casting may be made of other material such .as-sheet metal with equal results. Said mounting26 iscentr ally apertured to freelyadmit the telescopic. leg portion 15 and is preferably provided with ashort reduced neck portion 27 fitting within the lower end of the post portion 1% thereby centering'and positioning said mounting. Preferably, the:

mounting is permanently united to the lower end of said post portion 14 as by brazing- In order to satisfy the artistic requirements in the present instance. the" leg proper v is made tapering as indicated at 28, the tapering portion'28 being, for convenience in manufacture, constructed of a separate length of tubing swaged or votherwise formed to the required taper. The tele- SCOPlC'w leg portion 15 1s .extended ldownwardly a sufliclentdistance unt l its external diameter fits the internal diameterI' of'the shoulder part of the leg.

tubular tapered leg pertion'as, and

soured therein in any desired manner, for instance by braz ng or welding. Also, in order to preserve the coax al alignment of the I the parallel tube part 15' and the interior diameter of=the tapered leg part 28. Said filler-part 29 may be rigidly united to either 'or 'both of said parts by brazing so that there results a tubular leg having a lower tapering portionterminating in a shoulder 30, the portion above said shoulder being paralle'l'or of uniform diameter.

In order to conceal the shoulder or offset 30, we prefer to form an annular recess in the bottom-end of the post mount 26, said recess being made large enough freely to admit the It will be observed that the break or parting line between the post and the removable lug occurs at the point 31 which is concealed by the swell 32 of the post mount 26 so that if the paint or other finish at that point is damaged or marred by the removal or insertion of the post, the appearance of the leg is not aifected- I i In view of the above description, it will be manifest that with this construction the leg may be removed from the post at any '28 can be pulled freely out of the post-.

' time by merely twisting the lower end of the 7 leg so as to unscrew the threaded connection between the parts 20. and 21 upon which, leg

When reassembling the leg, the telescopic portion of the leg 15 is slid upwardly into the post and the leg is then rotated to en'- gage nut 21 withscrew 20.

- The described details of construction being illustrative of merely one phase of our invention, the scope of same'should be determined by reference to the appended.

claims, said claims being construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of the art.

We claim as our invention: a

1. In an article of furniture, the combination of a frame, a tubular corner post integrally united to .said frame, an annular ornamental trimming secured on the lower end of said corner post and apertured coaxially with said post,'a leg having an upper parallel portion insertable through said trimming upwardly into said post and having a tapered portion into which the lower end of said parallel portion is secured at a point intermediate of, the length of said tapered portion, sald tapered portlon terminating in an external shoulder above said point and threaded parts respectively provided in the post and on the "upper end of said parallel portion and engageable by roof and secured thereto, said ferrule having a centrally disposed portion projecting downwardly and adapted to receive the inner end of the leg snugly thereover and means for centermg said portion ad acentthe lower end of said post. 7

3. In an article of furniture, the combination of a frame having a hollow post, a tubular leg having a portion thereof adapted to freely telescope within said post, means for centering and seating said portion in said post and comprising a ferrule disposed within the'post at a distance from thelower end thereof and secured thereto, said ferrule having a centrally disposed portion projecting downwardly and adapted to receive the inner end of the leg snugly thereover and a seat against which the end of said portion is adapted to abut, and means for centering said portion adjacent the lower end ofsaid post.

said post and comprising a ferrule disposed within the post at a distance from the lower end thereof and secured thereto, said ferrule having a centrally disposed portion projecting downwardly and adapted to receive the inner end of the leg snugly thereover and a 5562113 against which the end of said portion is adapted to abut, means for centering said portion adjacent the lower end of said post, and means for retaining said leg so centered and seated comprising a pair of screw members respectively on said ferrule and said leg and adapted to be interengaged by rotation of the leg. r

5. In an article of furniture, the combination of a frame having a hollow post, a tubular leg having a portion thereof adapted to freely telescope within said post, means for centering andseating said portion in said post and comprising a ferrule disposed within the post at a distance from the lower end thereof and secured thereto, said ferrule having a centrally disposed portion projecting downwardly and adapted to receive the inner end of the leg snugly thereover and a seat against whichthe end of said portion is adapted to abut. means for centering said portion adjacent the lower end of said post, and means for retaining said leg so centered and seated comprising a screw member secured to said ferrule and depending therefrom substantially axially of the post, a'nut member Within said leg and secured thereto adjacent the upper end thereot',- said nut member having a recess in the upper face thereof adapted to guide the bolt to the threaded aperture of the nut so as to facilitate interengageinent therebetween. V

6. In an article of furniture, the .combination of aframe having a hollow post member, a tubular leg comprising a bottom portion and a shank and having an annular shoulder defining said bottom portion and shank; said shank being adapted to freely telescope Within said post, means for centering said shank Within. said post means torn retaining said shank so centered andatrim ming member disposed between the lower end of said post and said shoulder'and having seats on opposite endsthereof adapted to respectively, receive the bottomof the post and the shoulder onthe leg so as tov efie'ct a concealed joint between the leg and the post.

CHARLES H. BUsoH. WILLIAM A. VOLLMEB. 

